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December 22nd
149 Notable deaths
Butterfly McQueen
American actress (1911-1995).
Born January 7th, 1911 in Tampa.
Died December 22nd, 1995 at 84 years old in Atlanta.
Stephan Bonnar
American mixed martial artist (1977–2022).
Born April 4th, 1977 in Hammond.
Died December 22nd, 2022 at 45 years old [ref]
Don DeFore
Actor (1913-1993).
Born August 25th, 1913 in Cedar Rapids. [ref]
Died December 22nd, 1993 at 80 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Darryl F. Zanuck
American film producer.
Born September 5th, 1902 in Wahoo. [ref]
Died December 22nd, 1979 at 77 years old in Palm Springs (cancer). [ref]
Bolaji Badejo
Nigerian actor (1953–1992).
Born August 23rd, 1953 in Lagos.
Died December 22nd, 1992 at 39 years old in Lagos (sickle-cell disease).
Franca Sozzani
Italian journalist and editor-in-chief of vogue italia (1950-2016).
Born January 20th, 1950 in Mantua.
Died December 22nd, 2016 at 66 years old in Milan (disease). [ref]
Tony Britton
English actor (1924-2019).
Born June 9th, 1924 in Birmingham.
Died December 22nd, 2019 at 95 years old [ref]
Frances Xavier Cabrini
Italian-american saint (1850-1917).
Born July 15th, 1850 in Sant'Angelo Lodigiano.
Died December 22nd, 1917 at 67 years old in Chicago (malaria).
Sajid Khan
Indian actor.
Born December 28th, 1951 in Mumbai.
Died December 22nd, 2023 at 71 years old [ref]
Kenneth Tobey
American actor (1917-2002).
Born March 23rd, 1917 in Oakland. [ref]
Died December 22nd, 2002 at 85 years old in Rancho Mirage. [ref]
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